Journal of Economics and Behavioral Studies

Vol. 2, No. 2, pp. 76-85, Feb 2011

A study of the barriers of implementation of accounting information system: Case of listed

companies in Tehran Stock Exchange

Mahdi Salehi1 Abdoreza Abdipour2

1Accounting and Management Department, Islamic Azad University, Takestan Branch, Iran,
2Payame Noor University, Andimeshk Branch, Iran

mahdi_salehi54@yahoo.com

Abstract: Accounting information system is one of subsystems in management information system that is
very important in all companies. The current study reviews barriers in implementation by postulating six
hypotheses of accounting information system (middle managers, human resources, organizational
structure, environmental factors, financial issues, and organizational culture) in companies listed on
Tehran Stock Exchange. Finally, some results were obtained in this manner: barrier of organizational
structure with 26 percent, middle managers with 26 percent, human resources with 25 percent,
environmental factors with 21 percent, organizational culture with 19 percent and finally financial issues
with16 percent were identified as barriers factors influencing on the establishment of accounting
information systems in listed companies on Tehran Stock Exchange. Generally to eliminate these barriers,
management, financial managers and staff must be trained practically by experienced teachers in
accounting information systems to use the specialist and professional managers, to lengthen position of
managers, to clear financial issues, to inform benefits of system establishment to company's managers. By
giving reward to managers and staff try to encourage these people to use the new system. To justify staff
that the establishment of new system would be their advantages; by the lever of reward, to encourage
staff to compete in learning and work with the system in staff and learn to compete with systems that can
accelerate performing and implementing the system.

Key words: Accounting information systems, Corporate accounting system, financial system

1. Introduction

Today, dramatic changes have occurred in the field of Information Technology (IT) and its progress has
been so pervasive so that it has created changing trends in different in areas. The most important features
of it are; high speed data processing, extremely high accuracy, and high speed access to information, to be
up-to-date, the possibility of electronic exchange of information, high quality, very cheap and declining
price. By considering these factors there will be no need to justify the use of IT in today's world (Salehi et
al., 2010a). Addition in accounting has to use and apply all or some of the new techniques in their services
and obligations. So, providers of information especially accountants, should be the providers of advanced
and high-quality information so that their services to be bought in high prices. Otherwise, in the future
they will not have any place. Accounting information System (AIS) is developed between one or two or
more units of a company to achieve a specific goal (Salehi et al., 2010 b; Salehi and Alipour, 2010). It
contains small sub-systems that support larger systems, includes people, methods, information and
software and information technology infrastructures (Romney and Barrett, 2003). System consists of a
set of incorporated components that are affiliated to achieve one or several particular goals in a way that,
if one or more input can enter in it, one or more output exits (Frederick, 1984). AIS is a completely
designed system for the production, collection, organization (processing), storage, retrieval and
dissemination in an institution, organization or any other defined areas of society. AIS can helps business
units and solve short-term problems of managers in the areas of final price, cost and cash flow through
providing information to support and supervision of companies in the dynamic and competitive
environment, and to help the integration of these companies and the operational considerations and
strategic programs in long term (Mitchell et al., 2000). Progress in the fields of accounting, information
technology and information systems during the past two decades suggest conditions to consider the role
of accounting information system. For example, the evolution of active database technology,
implementing new models, such as accounting resources and factors of planning resources and allowing
accounting information to attract financial old data.

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Available literatures show little evidence of developing AIS within medium companies. In fact
considerable evidences suggest that financial accountings in medium companies are the main source of
information and management (McMahon and Davies, 1994).

Advantages of JIT

The advantages of the JIT philosophy are many. Giunipero et al., (2005) say that JIT has led to several
benefits which include lower production cost, higher and faster throughputs, better product quality,
reduced inventory costs, and shorter lead times in purchasing. According to an American study of U.S.
Manufactures, companies can expect improved performance in lead times, quality levels, labor
productivity, employee relations, inventory levels and manufacturing costs (White, Pearson, and Wilson,
1999).

Fullerton and McWatters (2001) summarised benefits in to five categories: quality benefits, time-based
benefits, employee flexibility, accounting simplification and firm profitability. The increase in
performance is usually attributable to a decrease in inventory levels, smoother production flow, lower
storage cost and ultimately a decrease in average cost per unit (Hall, 1989). Callen et al., (2000) reported
that JIT plants have significantly less WIP than non-JIT plants. JIT plants also store fewer finished
products and have lower variable and total costs than the non-JIT equivalent. Callen et al., (2000) further
found that JIT plants are significantly more profitable than non-JIT plants, but are neither successful at
minimizing WIP and costs nor maximizing profits. It is possible to observe that traditional performance
measurement system is inconsistent with JIT system benefiting from technological innovations at a
maximum level and also that it prevents or hides broad-based effectiveness of new production methods.
In this sense, the restrictions of traditional measurement system in JIT environment might be listed as
follows:

1. Continuous development in production process is basic element in JIT manufacturing

environment. To reach this aim easily, it’s intended to make flow of production possible with
minimal parties and decreasing stock levels to a minimum. Yet, production and productivity
measures of traditional understanding have reported that the productivity is low when small-lot
production is made (Drury, 1990). For this reason, traditional accounting system suggests
increasing batch capacity rather than decreasing lot size, which leads to raising stock levels,
long supply process, increasing cost and declining customer satisfaction (Mcnair et al., 1990).
2. As in standard costing, appropriate operational control of traditional accounting system cannot
be carried out in today’s production environment (Allott, 2000; Cheatham and Cheatham: 1996;
Ezzamel, 1992). Besides, due to the reliability and consistency of manufacturing processes in JIT
environment, deviations do not exist or exist in quite low level and it also leads to less use of
deviation analyses.
3. JIT manufacturing system changes will bring about changes in information requirements
(Upton, 1998). As it is known, normally traditional performance, reporting is prepared monthly
or weekly and cannot detect on time real reasons of processes that are not realized as expected.
Yet, in JIT production system there is a possibility of short production cycle, so it requires
information for the problems coming out in accordance with one-day or “real time” principal.

Ahmad et al., (2004) presented potential benefits and performance improvements achieved through JIT
implementation. The summary of main benefits of JIT is listed below:

1. Reduced process time, setup time and lead time;

2. Reduced raw material, wip and finished goods inventory levels and lot size;
3. Improved machinery and reduced machine breakdowns and downtimes;
4. Minimized space requirement;
5. Improved flow of products;
6. Lowered production costs;
7. Simplified production processes;
8. Improved quality;
9. Improved flexibility, multifunctional ability, motivation and problem solving capability of
employees;
10. Increased productivity and performance;

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 11. Improved consistency of production scheduling; and
12. Increased emphasis on supplier integration

Following are the main objectives of the study:

1. Identify barriers in the establishment of AISs in companies.

2. Provide strategies for the establishment of the obstacles companies AIS in listed companies on
TSE.

2. Theoretical issues and review of literature

IT is a company's key infrastructure that includes physical information technology infrastructures,

information technology of human resources to get information (technical and managerial skills), and
technology of irreplaceable resources (Bharadvj, 2000). An important study problem in management
accounting and concern about AIS decision-making with organization regarding the need for information
is communication and control of accounting information system. Computer system is based on a process
that supports financial data for decision-making tasks of managers within the frame of coordination and
control of company's activities that in the researches of different studied models, between accounting
information system with technology organization, organization's structure and organizational
environment have been studied (Chen and Hall, 1994).

AIS is an important mechanism of an organization that is vital for effective management decision-making
in controlling organization (Zymrmn, 1995). Generally, AIS is classified in two categories: a: effective
decision-making for information that is largely for control of organization and b: to facilitate information
that is mainly used for coordination of organization in decision-making are used (Kern, 1992).
Effectiveness of AIS to increase system integration is to improve internal communications throughout the
organization (Huber, 1990). Top management team with various planning and management information
system influences on strategic performance (Gil, 2009). Behavioral changes following Joint development
show AIS support and participation of users that has been influencing on in accounting information
system development and improved financial performance, which eventually lead to successful
troubleshooting cost accounting system, are based activities (Alden burg et al., 2009). About the
productivity of information technology within the information systems in public accounting is that a small
number of respondents aware of the technology components were the major component of respondents
information technology data, but not the information system Accounting and usefulness were aware of
the development and effects in this study started the organization, human resources management and
knowledge of technology and acceptance of data were evaluated (Madshary, 2008).

Comparative advantage as a model of efficiency value accounting information systems research for
scholars is significantly effective and that represent the financial resources and human resources as the
two basic pillars of research and development supplement industry regarding information systems that
are accounting absolute superiority ensures business operations (Eles, et al., 2008). Management stress
on critical factors in success to implement organizational resources planning systems suggests that the
selecting appropriate time, completing the project by one management, training personnel, superiority of
project results in comparison with other projects, use of consultants, management interaction with users,
the use of project control committee, shows the difference between successful and unsuccessful projects
(Bradley, 2008). Test of textual factors and the impact of characteristics of technology on implementing
auditing decisions is in such a way that the use of computer techniques by experienced auditors shows
that companies which have experienced the ability of influencing on implementation of new technology
using long-term budgets, have assed different courses through indirect control of the software (Curtis and
Payne, 2008).

Intelligent business systems and measuring, its effects in connection with business processes and
organizational performance when measuring performance is important as information technology
systems through specialized texts and literature is outstanding (Bashir, et al., 2008). Test of the influence
of international investors on the quality of accounting information demonstrates that the choice right of
investment and increasing work quality of international investors on the quality information has
influenced on Russian accounting companies (Baguya, 2008). Current economic and the traditional model
of accounting reports: challenges and opportunities ahead of AIS researches prove that the economy in
real condition can accelerate measurement and evaluation of business. Decision-making processes as a

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new business model results in decrease of internal and hidden processes. Therefore, AISs together with
research literature have been successful in development of new models to accelerate accounting
processes (Vasarahly and Els, 2008). Organizational determining factors acceptance and implementation
of information technology in mean companies: private and public companies shows that limiting factors
in the implementation and information technology overhaul, reform arranged, changes, lack of qualified
personnel and Run the same technology and information systems quality are essential (Muyanu and
Brook, 2007).

Strategic Planning of information systems: case study in financial services companies in Germany
represents that lack of scientific literature in implementation of strategic information systems planning,
data transfer isn't mainly due to scientific literature, although scientific literature inspiring, in practice to
run strategic planning, information system not included. Professional characters of management and
different resources are of scientific characters. Thus the role of management in the information
technology practice through the opinions of staff need more experience (Tabnar, 2007). More regulatory
practices on information technology function of information technology organizations and business
sector common understanding with the goals are associated with information technology. For example,
active participation in the committee information technology, trade balance, decisions regarding
technology information and understanding of strategic policies and administrative information
technology in successful exploitation of information technology projects (Buyan et al., 2007). Appropriate
review between designing of AIS and performance of commercial units by analyzing strategies explains
that high performance of commercial units depends on a wide range of accounting information systems
(Boolean, 2007).

Study of integrated information systems literatures of management accounting with consideration to the
existing strengths within the framework of management accounting elements, new integrated
information systems of accounting results in more development and understanding of theatrical
frameworks in this regard. It identifies research gaps and suggests using research opportunities with
different patterns and different methods. Ranking of AISs on performance of medium companies in
Malaysia after study of 310 companies through electronic questionnaire showed that, a significant and
important part of medium companies in Malaysia placed in high rank, and only a limited number of
medium companies because of low organizational performance were in low level of accounting
information systems (Nur Azizi and Kynk, 2005). Factors of users' concentration, measurement, and
report making, quality of provided management information, reviewing and checking group work of
outcomes affect the quality of accounting information (Hong-Jiang, 2005). To develop and spread of AIS a
special team should be organized for designing input and output concepts and processing stored
information so that company's decisions for main outputs and comparing of them with computer
information to be possible and achievable (Romney and Stein, 2003).

Future development of AIS in investment shows that the successes in avoiding risking the capital of
companies are of five categories as: 1- clear and bright offers. 2 - Internal changes in institution
investment. 3 - The variety of variables and repeating information change 4 – More use of information for
supportive decisions support 5- world-wide impacts on investment. These evidences are good reasons for
the judge and further research in the future and development of AIS (Gavyn et al., 1997). Mistry (2005)
found that, though JIT has been widely implemented, interest in documenting its impact on financial
performance and productivity was generated during last few decades. For example, Inman and Mehra
(1993) established the link between JIT benefits and bottom line financial measures. Olsen (2004, cited in
Swamidass, 2007) is stated that “lean/JIT firms tend to have better return on equity”, since lean/JIT is
associated with low inventories. However, according to Fullerton and McWatters, (2002), the use of
financial performance measures under the present competitive market conditions appears unsustainable
due to various reasons. Therefore, performance measurement system of a corporate using JIT production
system should support basic variations such as increasing product or service quality, continuous
development and reducing the losses (Hendricks, 1994).

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Chart (1): General Plan of Financial Automation

3. Research methodology

The statistical society of the study includes the financial managers of the companies listed on Tehran
Stock exchange (TSE). For this purpose, a number of 442 companies were selected from TSE website.
From the entire number of the selected companies 36 companies were omitted from the list of listed
companies of TSE following the session of Security Subscription Board on June 10, 2008. Eventually, the
study was concentrated on 406 companies from 36 different industrial sectors. The statistical community
in this research could be all of companies all over the country, but with different directions and
limitations of the personal facilities and we limited statistical community and selected 100 companies
listed on TSE. Research data collection instrument is a questionnaire which has been standardized in the
academic community and validity of it considering the opinions of specialized literatures and comments
of expert managers in relevant areas were analyzed and its validity is acceptable. In order to determine
the proper size of the specimen and calculate the Cronbach α coefficient a pre-testing process was
conducted. The methodology of the process was as follows:

A number of 13 questionnaires of which narration style had been confirmed were distributed by the
researcher among the financial managers of the admitted companies of TSE as an initial specimen. The
original data showed that, on average, the affectivity of financial expenses in order to establishing an
internet financial reporting was rated at 13.90 with the standard deviation of 4 within the range of 5-25.
In the society average comparison test, with the constant number of 15 (the middle point of the above
range), at least, a number of 86 persons at 5% error rate provided 80.26 percent level of ability. In order
to testing of hypotheses, T-Test was employed in the study which it fits to the testing of hypotheses.

Research hypotheses

H1: middle managers prevent the establishment of AIS in financial units.

H2: organizational structure prevents the establishment of AIS in the company's financial units.
H3: organizational culture prevents the establishment of AIS in financial units.
H4: financial problems prevent the establishment of AIS in the company's financial units.
H5: labor prevents the establishment of AIS in financial units.
H6: environmental factors influencing on AIS prevent the establishment of the company's financial units.

4. Data analysis

In this section, demographic information of participants based on research experience and education
level is presented in Table 1.

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Table 1: General information of participants
Item Variable Frequency Percentage
Diploma 26 26.80
Educational background
B.A 59 60.80

M.A 12 12.40

Accounting 59 60.80
Field of the Study
Management 38 39.20

Lee than 5 years 62 63.90

6-10 years 28 28.80

Experience
11-15 years 7 7.20

Manager 11 11.30

deputy 7 7.20
Designation
expert 41 42.30

clerk 38 39.20

Testing of hypotheses

H1: middle managers prevent the establishment of information systems in the company's financial units.
In order to testing of the first hypothesis, One sample T-test is employed which the detail has presented in
Table 2.

Table 2: The results of testing first hypothesis

Test Value=20

First hypothesis degrees of freedom T Significant level

Middle managers 0.001
H0: M = 20)
(H1: = M> 20

Information contained in Table 2 shows the level of significant 0.001, and since the significant level is less
than 0.005 shows the acceptance of hypothesis, so H0 is rejected and H1 is approved.
H2: organizational structure prevents the establishment of accounting information system in the
company's financial units.
Table 3 shows the results of testing of hypothesis, according to the results of Table 3 the research
hypothesis is accepted.

Table 3: the results of second hypothesis

Test Value=7
The second hypothesis Degree of freedom T Significant
level
Organizational structure 0.001

HO: M = 7)
(H1: = M> 7

Table 3 shows 0.001 level of significant, and since the significant level less than 0.005 is accepted,
hypothesis H0 is rejected and, H2 is approved. Therefore, organizational structure is one of the barriers of
the establishment of AIS in companies listed on TSE.

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H3: organizational culture prevents the establishment of accounting information systems in financial
units. For the above hypothesis single-sample T-test using SPSS software with confidence level of 0.095
used and the results are mentioned in Table (4)

Table (4): the results of testing third hypothesis

Test Value=12

The third hypothesis degree of freedom T Significant level

Organizational culture 0.001
HO: M = 12)
(H1: = M> 12

Information contained in table (4) shows significant level of 0.001, and since the significant level less than
0.005 is, hypothesis H0 rejected, so H3 is approved. Therefore, organizational culture prevents the
establishment of AIS in companies based in financial units of companies.

H4: financial problems prevented the establishment of accounting information system in the company's
financial units.

Table (5): the results of fourth hypothesis

Test Value=6

Fourth hypothesis degree of freedom T Significant level

Financial problems 0.001

HO: M = 6)
(H1: = M> 6

Information contained in the table (5) show 0.001 level of significant, and since the significance level less
than0.005, H0 rejected, therefore, financial problems prevent the establishment of AIS in companies
listed on TSE.

H5: Labors don’t prevent the establishment of AIS in financial units. For the above hypothesis one- sample
T-test, using SPSS software with confidence level of 0.95 is used and the results are mentioned in Table
(6).

Table (6): the results of testing fifth hypothesis

Test Value=17

fifth degree of freedom T Significant level

hypothesis
Labors 0.001
HO: M = 17)
(H1: = M> 17

Information contained in the table (6) shows 0.001 level of significant, and since the significance level less
than0.005, H0 rejected, so H5 is approved. Hence we can say that issues related to human resources are of
barriers in the establishment of accounting information system in companies located in stock exchange.

H6: environmental factors affecting accounting information system prevent the establishment of
accounting information system in companies' financial units. For the above hypothesis single- sample T-
test using SPSS software with confidence level of 0.95 used and the results are mentioned in Table (7).

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Table 7: Results of testing sixth hypothesis

Test Value=12

sixth hypothesis degree of freedom T Significant level

Environmental factors 0.001

HO: M = 12)
(H1: = M> 12

Information contained in the table (7) shows 0.001 level of significant, and since the significance level less
than 0.005, is accepted, H0 rejected, so H6 is approved. Hence, we can say that environmental factors can
also regard as barriers in establishment of accounting information system in companies located in stock
exchange.

5. Conclusion and Discussion:

Middle managers prevent implementation of AIS in companies listed on TSE. Results of above hypothesis
through single-sample T-test with confidence level of 0.95 represent the acceptance of this hypothesis of
the research. It means that middle managers are of affecting barriers in failure of implementation of
accounting information system in companies located stock exchange .There is a meaningful relation
between middle managers and implementation of accounting information system. Further,
environmental factors prevent the implementation of AIS listed companies on TSE. Results of the above
hypothesis through single-sample T-test with confidence level of 0.95 represent the acceptance of this
hypothesis in the research. It means that organizational structure is one of affecting barriers in failure of
implementing AIS in companies listed on TSE. There is a meaningful relation between and between
organizational structure and implementation of AIS. By the way the results reveal that organizational
culture prevents the implementation of AIS listed companies on TSE. Results of the above hypothesis
through single-sample T-test with confidence level of 0.95 represent the acceptance of this hypothesis in
the research. It means that organizational culture is one of the affecting barriers in failure of
implementing accounting information system in companies located in stock exchange. It means that there
is meaningful relation between organizational culture and implementation of accounting information. The
authors come to conclusion that several barriers lead to implementation AIS on listed companies on TSE.
In such a condition it seems that without solving these problems the Iranian companies do not enjoy of
advantages of AIS, so it cause very big problem in near future. In order to solving these problems all
together from top managers to simple clerk should give hand in hand and at least reduce these problems
in competition world.

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